Polyglot Dictionary

riskant

/ʁɪsˈkant/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. risky

    • Das ist eine riskante Entscheidung.

      That is a risky decision.

Similar words

gefährlich

Gefährlich is the general word for dangerous; riskant specifically describes a risky course of action, not danger in general.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

arriesgado

arriesgado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "risky."

Portuguese

arriscado

arriscado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "risky."

Practice

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